Theresa May has ordered a second awayday for her cabinet to unite them around her Brexit proposalsPaul Hanna/Reuters

Theresa May was hit by two further resignations yesterday as bitter splits emerged among Tory Brexiteers over her plans for leaving the Union.

In a further blow, President Trump said that he wanted to speak to his “friend” Boris Johnson during his three-day visit, which starts tomorrow. He declared Britain to be “in turmoil”.

The prime minister’s team was openly criticised last night by the former chief of staff to David Davis. The Tory former MP Stewart Jackson said that Mrs May’s chief Europe adviser, Oliver Robbins, wanted a “Hotel California Brexit” where Britain checks out but never leaves. He also attacked Mrs May’s communications director, Robbie Gibb, as an “ersatz Brexiteer”.

Mr Jackson’s outburst came after it was claimed that he was blocked from…

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